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Robotics & Physical AI Startups Raise ~$48B YTD
Robotics and physical AI startups have raised roughly $48 billion so far this year according to PitchBook, a surge tied to efforts to collect real-world training data by filming people performing task
Learning to use local AI is exciting, overwhelming, and frustrating
A hands-on test of running a 125-billion-parameter AI model locally on an M5 Ultra Mac Studio produced a working daily morning briefing, a fully sorted 400-game Steam library, and local-only financial
Rein Security raises $25M Series A, total hits $35M
Israeli startup Rein Security raised a $25M Series A for its runtime security platform protecting enterprise AI agents from adversarial threats, bringing total funding to $35M amid eightfold revenue g
P7 DarkSword iOS Exploit Kit Adds Crypto Wallet Theft
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed P7 DarkSword, a previously unseen variant of the DarkSword iOS exploit kit that adds on-device keychain and crypto-wallet theft alongside two-way command-and-c
PS5SX2 Loads PS2 Discs on Jailbroken PS5
A homebrew emulator called PS5SX2 now loads physical PS2 discs natively on jailbroken PS5 consoles with 4K upscaling, and its developer says PS3 disc emulation is the next target.
Apple Hires Huxe Team in EU Acqui-Hire Filing
Apple disclosed in a European Commission filing that it has struck a reverse acqui-hire deal with Huxe, a personalized podcast startup founded by ex-NotebookLM developers that announced it was shuttin
Nvidia in Talks to Acquire Reflection AI
Nvidia is in talks to acquire or invest further in US open-weights AI startup Reflection AI, with a potential acquihire structure aimed at sidestepping antitrust scrutiny.
Microsoft Offers MacBook Pro Owners $1,000 to Switch
Microsoft is launching the $2,599 Surface Laptop Ultra with an Nvidia AI chip and offering MacBook Pro owners up to $1,000 in trade-in credit to switch, escalating its challenge to Apple in premium la
Solo Dev Builds Open-Source Photoshop Clone Using Claude
A solo developer has released PhotoCraft, a free, open-source Photoshop clone built in Rust using Anthropic's Claude, targeting full feature parity within one month despite piracy accusations and safe
Petra Power: Fuel Cells for Data Centers and Defense
Petra Power, a 15-person startup founded in 2017, is pitching solid oxide fuel cells to AI data center operators and the Defense Department, with nearly $9 million in existing military contracts and a
CMS Slack Lets Microsoft, OpenAI Shape AI Policy
CMS hosts a 1,700-member Slack channel where Microsoft, OpenAI, and other companies directly help shape federal policy on AI applications and medical records access.
AI Solves Millennium Prizes, Science Can't Absorb
An essayist borrows the Strugatsky brothers' novel "Roadside Picnic" to argue that AI labs are dumping scientific breakthroughs—including millennium prize solutions—faster than the research community
Microsoft's $2,599 Surface Laptop Ultra Puts Nvidia AI On-Device
Microsoft is launching the $2,599 Surface Laptop Ultra with an Nvidia AI chip as it intensifies its push into on-device AI computing to challenge Apple in the premium PC market.
3 days to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Meet the startups before they hit mainstream
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 opens in three days at Moscone West in San Francisco, featuring Startup Battlefield 200's pitch competition, 300+ exhibiting startups, and 200+ sessions led by 250+ tech leader
Here are the top AI agents that can live in your text messages
A wave of AI assistants now operate inside text messages rather than standalone apps, letting users schedule, shop, and manage tasks via SMS or iMessage. The buzziest, Instinct, just hit a $10 billion
ShuruKar Launches in Patna With DPIIT, Startup India
YourStory has launched ShuruKar, a nationwide entrepreneurship initiative developed with DPIIT and Startup India, starting in Patna with AI tools, founder mentorship, and local networks aimed at takin
Big Three Publishers Quietly Use AI for Cover Copy, Art
Dozens of staff at HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, and Hachette have told WIRED that the publishers are quietly using AI to generate back-cover copy, cover art, and other marketing materials — withou
Synopsys Explores China AI Labs for Chip Design Tools
Synopsys, the chip design software leader, says it is exploring partnerships with Chinese AI labs to co-develop AI-powered chip design tools aimed at the Chinese market.
FBI Arrests Cybersecurity Exec in ShinyHunters Hack Probe
FBI agents arrested the co-founder of a Canadian cybersecurity firm on Thursday in connection with an investigation into the ShinyHunters hacking group, which recently stole sensitive personnel data f
Apple Stores to Greet iPhone Duo Buyers by Name
Apple Stores will display buyers' names on the iPhone Duo's startup screen during first boot, a personalization touch multiple outlets attribute to Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman.
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